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The Unholy Terror That Is The Electric Pencil Sharpener ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010. The Unholy Terror That Is The Electric Pencil Sharpener. I have three professional-grade, electric pencil sharpeners. These are, in my opinion, the cadillacs of the pencil sharpener world. It only takes 4 seconds to go from broke tip, to sharp awesome-ness. But, still I have a love/hate relationship with them. Because, it has been driving me crazy! Finally, I lost it! I got so angry about the pencil/pencil sharpener situation that I knew I had to act! Here is what happened:.

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Playing with Perspective ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Thursday, November 8, 2012. I am in a bit of a post-scavenger hunt daze. My life right now seems to be split into two parts: pre-scavenger hunt and post-scavenger hunt. As the clock ran down for the scavenger hunt, one of the organizers of the event sent of this missive: "We create, therefore we live.". Also, doing funny stuff is (hella) fun. And, giving yourself constraints simply because you are a "grown up" is not only ridiculous, it is stifling. Make sure you get one of Ms. J. acting weird! 3 Student...

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More Tips for Sewing Plush(ies) in the Classroom! ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Sunday, March 22, 2015. More Tips for Sewing Plush(ies) in the Classroom! I've taught hand-sewing (and sometimes hand-embroidery) in the Art classroom for over five years. Eek. That’s a scary number because it means I’m getting old. Yuck. I written about plush (or plushies as the cool kids say) previously here. The more I teach this (incredibly valuable) skill the more tips and tricks I have to share with you. A young fan of Doctor Who. 1 – DON’T GIVE THEM GLUE. I live to torment them! Needles go missing...

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Teachers of At-Risk Students: Let's Rally! ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Teachers of At-Risk Students: Let's Rally! This parent is indulging this child’s inappropriate behavior.”. I won’t lie to you. I have to remind myself of this fact every single day (often, more than once). 40 kids in a class? Routine for many Title I teachers. It’s like communism: It sounds great on paper. This is the daily reality of many of the champion teachers of Title I students. Feel that your students are at-risk and presents some challenge to you based on that risk. The ...

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Lesson Plan: Creating Picasso-Inspired Cubist Superheroes ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Friday, February 10, 2012. Lesson Plan: Creating Picasso-Inspired Cubist Superheroes. I have to chalk this one up to Pinterest. I came across the artwork of the amazing design firm, WonderBros. Whom (among other amazing things) creates cubist superheroes. I knew this would be a great connection to Picasso and cubism for my students. Now, cubist superheroes . . . Doesn’t that just sound interesting? It is And, my students LOVED it. Here is what we did. Picasso and Creating Cubist Superheroes. Cubist Flash...

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ArtfulArtsyAmy is the Second Place Winner for Secondary Art Education Blog of the Year! ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Monday, January 26, 2015. ArtfulArtsyAmy is the Second Place Winner for Secondary Art Education Blog of the Year! I'm pretty much shocked and totally humbled. Y'all voted, and ArtfulArtsyAmy won Second Place in the Secondary Art Education Blog of the Year Awards. Over on The Art of Education. Thank you so much for voting for me; it was an honor to be recognized along with all of those stars. I love being a part of the blogging community with all of you! January 26, 2015 at 6:17 PM. Amy, Thats fabulous!

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Refresh Your Lessons: Teaching Perspective in Creative and Engaging Manners ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Thursday, February 5, 2015. Refresh Your Lessons: Teaching Perspective in Creative and Engaging Manners. From this great lesson-plan on Teachers Pay Teachers. Or, are we just bored of teaching perspective? I suspect that the answer lies somewhere between the two. A lil' water-damaged b/c I hung it too close to the water fountain. Lesson by Mini Matisse. Taking a break from our standard (and sometimes tired) units/lessons can be a good thing. This year, I’ve returned to teaching the cubist portr...We know...

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Art Education Lesson Plan Template ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Monday, March 14, 2011. Art Education Lesson Plan Template. THANK YOU all so much for the lesson plans. Swapping and sharing has been so much fun and my lesson plan library has not just grown in size, my inspiration has grown as well! When I do this, I can show my administration what is going on very simply. . .And, it makes planning much easier on me. It is a little bit more up-front work. . .But really, it makes the middle-of-the-year madness so much easier to organize! I hope this makes sense! Hi Amy&...

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Lesson Plan: Op Art Spheres (the easy way) ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Lesson Plan: Op Art Spheres (the easy way). This is an exemplar I having been using for while; image from here. Teaching about Optical Illusions is so much fun. I have been doing the following lesson for as many years as I have been teaching. The ones I have here aren't quite finished, but I thought I'd share some in-process with you. Below is the (super fun) presentation I use to introduce students to optical illusions. Easily a student favorite! I love this shortcut! 4 I de...

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Simplify Your Art Teaching Life ~ Artful Artsy Amy

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Simplify Your Art Teaching Life. It’s a busy life being an Art teacher. Sure, we often don’t have the day-to-day stress of standardized assessments, taking kids to lunch, or a homeroom ( mostly). But, we do have involved preps that take tons of time, planning, and organization to pull off. Also, holy patience, batman. All the patience. Here are 10 things you can do to simplify your Art teaching life. 1 Develop Efficient Systems. 2 Avoid Colored Pencils (when possible). The r...